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Nursing Home Neglect

Nursing home negligence is becoming very common these days. It can show itself in many forms, including physically, emotionally or overall general negligence. You should watch for the following indicators:

• Physical Abuse
  • Open wounds, cuts, bruises, welts or discoloration of the skin
  • Caretakers cannot properly explain why the conditions exist
  • Elder's complaining or sudden change in attitude
  • Weight Loss
  • Burns or Bed Sores
• Emotional Abuse
  • Emotionally upset or angered
  • Extremely absent minded & non-communicative with family and visitors
  • Abnormal behavior
• Neglect
  • Dehydration, mal-nutrition, bed or pressure sores
  • Poor personal hygiene and cleanliness
  • Always hungry
  • Unsanitary and unclean conditions
  • Dirt, soiled bed, fecal or urine odor

When a nursing home staff fails to provide an injury fee environment and patients begin to feel some level of suffering, their duty as medical professionals has been compromised. They can and will be held liable for the victim's damage in a nursing home neglect case. Nursing home neglect can be present in any situation where a long term care patient does not receive proper physical, emotional, and psychological care. The lack of care puts the patient in a lower quality of life and is therefore considered negligent. When a facility or nursing home professional commits nursing home neglect, the victims have a legal right to seek compensation for their losses and suffering.

While nursing home neglect generally involves failing to provide appropriate patient care, this type of medical malpractice can take a number of forms. Aside from the actual damages nursing home neglect causes, the most frustrating and tragic element of nursing home neglect is that it can be difficult for the patient's loved ones to recognize neglect. Whether physically unable or held back by emotions, patients may be unable to properly convey their experiences of nursing home neglect to someone who can help.

Some common signs of nursing home neglect are:

• bedsores
• fractures
• slip and fall accidents
• unexplained injuries or death
• unsanitary conditions
• inappropriate use of chemical and physical restraint
• unexplained accidents
• injury or death
• drastic change in a patient's condition in a short period of time
• patient isolation
• signs of dehydration or malnutrition
• bed sores
• unsanitary conditions
• untreated pain or other medical symptoms
• poor or under-trained staff

If you or a loved one are experiencing some of the signs of nursing home negligence then you may be eligible to seek compensation for your past and future medical expenses as well as for your pain and suffering during this time. Please contact us today for a free consultation with an experienced and caring Orlando personal injury lawyer who will thoroughly examine your case, answer all your questions, and make sure you get the compensation to which you are legally entitled.